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Senegal, Casamance River: Be Prepared for an Adventure

Update for Senegal and Casamance River In August 2024 we sailed from the Cape Verde Islands to the Hann Bay in Dakar/Senegal. The Hann Bay is part of the huge...

Published 2 months ago
, Updated 5 days ago

Indian Ocean: Durban Maritime Mobile Net Revived

The Durban maritime mobile S.S.B net (South Africa) has been revived by a group of highly experienced yachtsmen/ham radio operator’s who were part of the original Durban maritime net, dating...

Published 6 years ago
, Updated 4 weeks ago

Gulf of Mexico to West Africa: Record-high bloom of Sargassum

Cruising yacht stuck in sargasso off Guadeloupe in 2014, courtesy of thelifenomadik.com The spread of Sargassum this year across the Atlantic may well affect your routing choices if embarking on...

Published 7 years ago
, Updated 4 weeks ago

Pirate attacks worsen in Gulf of Guinea

IMB’s Piracy Reporting Centre recorded 66 incidents in the first quarter of 2018, up from 43 for the same period in 2017, and 37 in Q1 2016. Global issue Worldwide...

Published 8 years ago
, Updated 4 weeks ago

West Africa: Copycat Piracy Cause for Concern

As reported by Des Ryan of www.Sail-World.com One of the joys of sailing is the freedom to go where you want when you want. While all sensible cruising sailors are...

Published 14 years ago
, Updated 4 weeks ago

Sea Kidnappings Rise Despite Plummeting Global Piracy

More crew were kidnapped at sea in 2016 than in any of the previous 10 years, despite global piracy reaching its lowest levels since 1998, the ICC International Maritime Bureau’s...

Published 9 years ago
, Updated 4 weeks ago
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